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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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